Red dyeing 2,6-dicyano-2&#39;-sulfonamido-4&#39;-amino-azo-benzenes

ABSTRACT

Azo compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R 1  is alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, aryl or hetaryl, 
     R 2  is hydrogen or alkyl, 
     R 3  is hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, OR 1  etc. 
     R 4  is hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl, 
     R 5  is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl, 
     Y is cyano, halogen, trifluoromethyl, nitro or SO 2  R 1 , 
     Y 1  is halogen or preferably cyano, 
     X 1  is hydrogen or a substituent with a Hammet σ para value of -0.3 to +0.3, 
     X 2  is hydrogen, halogen etc., are useful for dyeing polyester fibre materials in clear red to violet shades with good general fastness properties.

This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 112,995, filed 1/17/80, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 110,731, filed 1/9/80, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 884,954, filed 3/9/78, all three now abandoned.

The invention relates to azo compounds of the formula ##STR2## wherein R₁ is alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, aryl or hetaryl,

R₂ is hydrogen or alkyl,

R₃ is hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, cyano, OR₁ or COOR₁,

R₄ is hydrogen, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl or cycloalkyl,

R₅ is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl or aralkyl, Y is cyano, halogen, trifluoromethyl, nitro or SO₂ R₁,

Y₁ is halogen or cyano,

X₁ is hydrogen or a substituent with a Hammet σ para value of -0.3 to +0.3,

X₂ is hydrogen, halogen, OR₁, COOR₁, COOH, NR₂ CHO, CF₃, NR₂ COR₁, N(COR₁)₂, ##STR3## NR₂ SO₂ R₁ or NR₂ SO₂ N(R₂)₂ X₃ is alkyl or X₂ and

X₁ with X₂ or X₃ is the grouping --OCH₂ OCH₂ --and

R₃ and R₄, as well as R₄ and R₅, can be linked by an alkylene chain, the abovementioned alkyl, aralkyl, alkenyl, aryl and hetery radicals being optionally substituted by non-ionic substituents or COOH.

Suitable substituents X₁ with with a Hammet σ para value of --0.3 to +0.3 are those such as are listed in H.A. Staab "Einf/u/ hrung in die theoretische organische Chemie" (Introduction to Theoretical Organic Chemistry"), Verlag Chemic, Weinheim/Bergstrasse 1970, or are the weakly electron-donating or weakly electron-attracting, preferably non-ionic substituents customary in dyestuff chemistry, and hydrogen. Examples which may be mentioned are: alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, O-alkyl, 0-aryl, 0-aralkyl, halogen, --NR₂ COR₁, --N(COR₁)₂, --NR₂ CHO, ##STR4##

The alkylene chains which can link R₃ and R₄ or R₄ and R₅ preferably contain 3 to 5 C atoms.

Preferred compounds are those of the formula I, wherein

X₁ denotes hydrogen, alkyl, -0-alkyl, alkyl-(OCH₂ CH₂)_(m) O- (in which m=1-4), aralkyl, aryl, halogen, -O-aryl, --NR₂ CHO, --NR₂ COR₁ or NR₂ SO₂ R₁,

X₂ denotes hydrogen, -O-alkyl, CF₃ or NHCO-alkyl,

X₃ denotes alkyl or X₂ or

X₁ with X₂ or X₃ denotes the grouping --OCH₂ OCH₂ -,

Y denotes cyano, chlorine, bromine, iodine or --SO₂ -alkyl,

Y₁ denotes chlorine, bromine, iodine or cyano,

R₁ denotes alkyl, alkenyl, aralkyl, aryl or hetaryl,

R₂ denotes hydrogen,

R₃ denotes hydrogen, alkyl, O-alkyl or chlorine,

R₄ denotes hydrogen, aralkyl, alkyl or cycloalkyl and

R₅ denotes alkenyl or R₄,

wherein the alkyl radicals mentioned in any desired connection above preferably contain 1-4 C atoms and can preferably be monosubstituted by halogen, ##STR5## or aryl, or a group (--OCH₂ CH₂)_(n) OR₁ (n=1-8), the alkenyl radicals preferably contain 3-5 C atoms and can be optionally substituted by halogen, the aralkyl radicals are preferably benzyl and phenylethyl radicals, which can preferably be monosubstituted to trisubstituted by alkyl, O-alkyl, halogen and nitro, the aryl radicals are preferably phenyl radicals, which can preferably be monosubstituted to trisubstituted by alkyl, O-alkyl, halogen, --CN, NO₂ or --COO--(C₁ -C₄ -alkyl), the hetaryl radicals are preferably pyridine, quinoline or thiophene radicals, and halogen is preferably to be understood as bromine or chlorine.

Preferred alkyl radicals are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl and n-butyl. A preferred aryl radical is phenyl, and "bulky" radicals (for example t-butyl) are preferably in those positions where they cause no steric hindrance (for example in the m-position or, preferably, p-position of a pheny radical).

Cycloalkyl is preferably cyclohexyl.

Preferred compounds in the scope of the compounds of the formula (I) are especially those which are water-insoluble and in which

X₁ represents hydrogen, alkyl or O-alkyl,

X₂ represents hydrogen,

X₃ represents hydrogen, alkyl or -O-alkyl,

R₁ represents alkyl, aryl or aralkyl,

R₂ represents hydrogen,

R₃ represents hydrogen,alkyl or -O-alkyl,

R₄ represents hydrogen, alkyl or aralkyl,

R₅ represents alkyl or aralkyl,

Y₁ represents chlorine, bromine, iodine or cyano and

Y represents --SO₂ --alkyl or, preferably, chlorine or bromine or iodine or, in particular, cyano, "alkyl", "aralkyl" and "aryl" having the abovementioned meaning.

Those compounds of the formula (I) wherein

X₂, R₂ and R₃ denote hydrogen,

X₃ denotes C₁ -C₄ --alkyl or, preferably, hydrogen,

X₁ denotes C₁ -C₄ --alkyl, C₁ -C₄ alkoxy or CH₃ (OCH₂ CH₂)_(m) O--,

Y and Y₁ denotes cyano,

R₁ denotes C₁ -C₄ --alkyl,

R₄ denotes hydrogen or C₁ -C₄ --alkyl, which can be substituted by C₁ -C₄ --alkoxy and

R₅ denotes benzyl, phenethylor C₁ 14 C₄ --alkyl, which can be substiuted by C₁ -C₄ --alkoxy, are particularly preferred.

The new azo compounds of the formula (I) are prepared in a manner which is in itself known, for example by coupling diazotised anilines of the formula (II) ##STR6## to coupling components of the formula (III) ##STR7## wherein X₁ -X₃, Y, Y₁ and R₁ -R₅ have the meaning described above.

Those compounds of the forumal I wherein Y₁ =CN are preferably prepared by a process in which diazotised anilines of the formula (IV) ##STR8## wherein X₁ -X₃ and Y have the meaning described above and

Y₂ denotes chlorine, bromine or iodine,

are combined with coupling components of the formula (III) to give the corresponding o-halogenoazo dyestuffs (V) ##STR9## and the halogen substituent or substituents Y₂ and/or Y in these compounds are replaced by a cyano, nitro or SO₂ --R substituent. Y₂ preferably represents bromine. British These replacement reactions are also known and are described, for example, in the following Patent literature: DT-OS (German Published Specification) No. 1,544,563=British Patent Specification No. 1,125,683; DT-OS (German Published Specification) Nos. 2,341,109 and 2,456,495, DT-OS (German Published Specification) No. 1,809,921=British Patent Specification 1,255,367, and British Patent Specification No. 1,226,950.

The halogen/cyano exchange is preferably carried out by means of copper-I cyanide, zinc cyanide or mixtures of these cyanides.

Examples of suitable diazo components of the formula (II) or (IV) are: 2,6-dichloroaniline, 2,4,6-trichloroaniline, 2,4,6-tribromoaniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-methyl-aniline, 2,6-dibromo-3,4-dimethyl-aniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-dodecylaniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-cyclohexylaniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-ethylaniline, 2,6-dichloro-4-methoxy-aniline, 2,6-dibromo-3-methoxy-4-methyl-aniline, 2,6-dibromo-3-acetamino-4-methyl-aniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-(β-hydroxy-acetyl)-amino-aniline, 2,6-dibromo-4-tert.-butyl-aniline, 2-nitro-4-methyl-6-bromo-aniline, 2-nitro-4-methoxy-6-bromo-aniline, 2-cyano-4,6-dibromo-aniline, 4-dodecylaminocarbonyloxy-2,6-dibromo-aniline and 4-phenylaminocarbonyloxy-2,6-dibromo-aniline.

Examples of suitable coupling components of the formula (III) are: 3-diethylamino-methanesulphonanilide, 3-dipropylamino-methanesulphonanilide, 3-dibutylamino-methylsulphonanilide, 3-diethylamino-benzenesulphonanilide, 3-diethylamino-p-toluenesulphonanilide, 3-dibutylamino-p-toluenesulphonanilide, 3-dioctylamino-methanesulphonanilide, 3-dipropylamino-ω-chlorobutanesulphonanilide, 3-diallylamino-methanesulphonanilide, 3-di-(β-propoxyethyl)-amino-methanesulphonanilide, 3-di-(β-butoxyethyl)-amino-benzenesulphonanilide, 3-di-(β-ethoxyethyl)-amino-toluenesulphonanilide, 2-(ethyl-β-cyanoethyl)-amino-4-methanesulphonamido-anisole, 3-ethyl-benzyl-amino-methylsulphonanilide, 3-phenylamino-methylsulphonanilide, 3-diethylamino-benzylsulphonanilide and 3-diethylamino-dodecylsulphonanilide.

The compounds according to the invention, in particular those in which Y₁ =CN, are valuable dyestuffs which can be used for dyeing synthetic textile materials, in particular textile materials consisting of secondary cellulose acetate and cellulose triacetate, polyamide, such as, for example, polyhexamethyleneadipamide, and especially an aromatic polyester, such as, for example, polyethylene terephthalate, by dyeing methods customary for these types of fibres, aqueous or nonaqueous liquors being employed.

In addition, the new dyestuffs can also be used for spin dyeing and melt dyeing polyamides, polyesters, polyurethanes and polyolefines. Furthermore, the dyestuffs are suitable for dyeing hydrocarbons, such as, for example, heating oil.

Finally, the dyestuffs can be applied to synthetic textile materials by transfer printing.

The resulting red to violet dyeings have good general fastness properties and good depth of colour and are distinguished by a particularly clear colour shade, such as has hitherto only been obtained from anthraquinone dyestuffs, but at the cost of a low depth of colour.

A particularly good affinity can be achieved here by mixing the dyestuffs of the formula (I). The mixtures can be prepared not only from the finished dyestuffs, but also by coupling a diazo component to a mixture of the coupling components or by subjecting the o-halogenoazo dyestuffs of the formula (V) together, as a mixture, to a nucleophilic replacement reaction with cyanide, nitrite or sulphinates.

EXAMPLE 1

Preparation of the dyestuffs of the formula ##STR10##

A solution of 26.5 g of 2,6-dibromo-4-methyl-aniline in 125 ml of 60% strength sulphuric acid is diazotised with 17 ml of a 42% strength nitrosylsulphuric acid at 38°-40° C. The mixture is subsequently stirred for 60 minutes at 40° C., and the solution of the diazo component is then added, at 0°-5° C., to a solution or suspension of 24.2 g of 3-diethylamino-methanesulphonanilide and 2 g of amidosulphonic acid in 200 ml of water. The pH value is increased to 3 by adding sodium acetate. The precipitate is filtered off and washed several times with water.

Yield: 45.5 g 10.36 g of the 3-methanesulphonamido-4-(2',6'-dibromo-4'-methyl-phenylazo)-N,N-diethylaniline thus obtained are dissolved or suspended in 50 ml of dimethylformamide, together with 2.35 g of zinc cyanide and 0.2 g of copper cyanide, and the mixture is warmed to 100° C. for 30 minutes. The product is precipitated with 50 ml of water and 7.5 g of the dicyanoazo dyestuff are filtered off. It dyes polyester fibres in a bluish-tinged red shade with good fastness properties, in particular fastness to light, sublimation and wet processing.

EXAMPLE 2

Preparation of the dyestuff of the formula ##STR11##

12 ml of 42% strength nitrosylsulphuric acid are added dropwise to a suspension of 20 g of 2,4-dibromo-6-cyanoaniline in 90 ml of 60% strength sulphuric acid at 38°-40° C. in the course of 30 minutes. The mixture is stirred for a further 1 hour at 38°-40° C., and the resulting diazonium salt solution is then added, at 0°-5° C., to a solution of 21.2 g of 3-methanesulphonamido-N,N-diethylaniline hydrochloride in 100 ml of water and 20 ml of 10% strength amidosulphonic acid solution. The pH value is increased to 4 by adding sodium acetate. The product is filtered off, washed several times with water and dried.

Yield: 35.8 g. The dyestuff dyes polyester is a bluish-tinged red shade with good fasteness properties.

The dyestuffs indicated in the Table which follows are obtained by an analogous or similar procedure.

    __________________________________________________________________________     Example                             Colour shade                               No.  Formula                        on polyester                               __________________________________________________________________________           ##STR12##                     bluish-tinged red                            4                                                                                  ##STR13##                     bluish-tinged red                            5                                                                                  ##STR14##                     bluish-tinged red                            6                                                                                  ##STR15##                     bluish-tinged red                            7                                                                                  ##STR16##                     bluish-tinged red                            8                                                                                  ##STR17##                     red                                          9                                                                                  ##STR18##                     red                                          10                                                                                 ##STR19##                     red                                          11                                                                                 ##STR20##                     bluish-tinged red                            12                                                                                 ##STR21##                     bluish-tinged red                            13                                                                                 ##STR22##                     bluish-tinged red                            14                                                                                 ##STR23##                     bluish-tinged red                            15                                                                                 ##STR24##                     red                                          16                                                                                 ##STR25##                     red                                          17                                                                                 ##STR26##                     red                                          18                                                                                 ##STR27##                     red                                          19                                                                                 ##STR28##                     bluish-tinged red                            20                                                                                 ##STR29##                     bluish-tinged red                            21                                                                                 ##STR30##                     bluish-tinged red                            22                                                                                 ##STR31##                     bluish-tinged red                            23                                                                                 ##STR32##                     bluish-tinged red                            24                                                                                 ##STR33##                     bluish-tinged red                            25                                                                                 ##STR34##                     ruby                                         26                                                                                 ##STR35##                     ruby                                         27                                                                                 ##STR36##                     ruby                                         28                                                                                 ##STR37##                     red-violet                                   29                                                                                 ##STR38##                     bluish-tinged red                            30                                                                                 ##STR39##                     bluish-tinged red                            31                                                                                 ##STR40##                     bluish-tinged red                            32                                                                                 ##STR41##                     bluish-tinged red                            33                                                                                 ##STR42##                     bluish-tinged red                            34                                                                                 ##STR43##                     ruby                                         35                                                                                 ##STR44##                     bluish-tinged red                            36                                                                                 ##STR45##                     bluish-tinged red                            37                                                                                 ##STR46##                     red                                          38                                                                                 ##STR47##                     red                                          39                                                                                 ##STR48##                     bluish-tinged red                            40                                                                                 ##STR49##                     bluish-tinged red                            41                                                                                 ##STR50##                     bluish-tinged red                            42                                                                                 ##STR51##                     red                                          43                                                                                 ##STR52##                     red                                          44                                                                                 ##STR53##                     bluish-tinged red                          45                                                                                   ##STR54##                     bluish-tinged red                            46                                                                                 ##STR55##                     ruby                                         47                                                                                 ##STR56##                     bluish-tinged red                            48                                                                                 ##STR57##                     bluish-tinged red                            49                                                                                 ##STR58##                     bluish-tinged red                            50                                                                                 ##STR59##                     bluish-tinged red                            51                                                                                 ##STR60##                     red                                          52                                                                                 ##STR61##                     red                                          53                                                                                 ##STR62##                     red                                          54                                                                                 ##STR63##                     red                                          55                                                                                 ##STR64##                     red                                          56                                                                                 ##STR65##                     bluish-tinged red                            57                                                                                 ##STR66##                     bluish-tinged red                            58                                                                                 ##STR67##                     bluish-tinged red                            59                                                                                 ##STR68##                     bluish-tinged red                            60                                                                                 ##STR69##                     bluish-tinged red                          __________________________________________________________________________      *These and the following longerchain alkyl radicals in the dyestuff            molecules are straightchain radicals                                     

EXAMPLE 61

Preparation of the dyestuff of the formula ##STR70##

A solution of 26.5 g of 2,6-dibromo-4-methyl-aniline in 125 ml of 60% strength sulphuric acid is diazotised with 17 ml of a 42% strength nitrosylsulphuric acid at 38°-40° C. The mixture is subsquently stirred for 60 minutes at 40°, and the solution of the diazo component is then added, at 0°-5° C., to a solution or suspension of 24.2 g of 3-diethylamino-methanesulphonanilide and 2 g of amidosulphonic acid in 200 ml of water. The pH value is increased to 3 by adding sodium acetate. The product is filtered off, and washed several times with water.

Yield: 45.5 g

The dyestuff dyes polyester fibres in an orange shade with good general fastness properties, in particular fastness to light, sublimation and wet processing.

The dyestuffs indicated in the Table which follows are obtained by an analogous or similar procedure.

    ______________________________________                                                                          Colour                                        Ex-                              shade                                         am-                              on                                            ple                              poly-                                         No.  Formula                     ester                                         ______________________________________                                         62                                                                                   ##STR71##                  orange                                          63                                                                                 ##STR72##                  orange                                          64                                                                                 ##STR73##                  orange                                          65                                                                                 ##STR74##                  orange                                          66                                                                                 ##STR75##                  orange                                          67                                                                                 ##STR76##                  bluish- tinged red                            ______________________________________                                     

I claim:
 1. A red-dyeing azo compound of the formula ##STR77## wherein X is H, Cl, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl or C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy andR₄ and R₅ are each ethyl or ethyl substituted by --COOH or --OCOCH₃.
 2. A red-dyeing azo compound of the formula ##STR78## 